Come Let Us Reason New Essays in Christian Apologetics

by Copan, Paul; Craig, William Lane

• ISBN13: 9781433672200
• ISBN10: 1433672200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

Come Let Us Reasonis the third book in a series on modern Christian apologetics that began with the popular Passionate Convictionand Contending with Christianity's Critics. The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship, the book's major sections are: Apologetics, Culture, and the Kingdom of God The God Question The Gospels and the Historical Jesus Ancient Israel and Other Religions Christian Uniqueness and the World's Religions Contributors include J. P. Moreland ("Four Degrees of Postmodernism"), William Lane Craig ("Objections So Bad That I Couldn't Have Made Them Up"), Gary R. Habermas ("How to Respond When God Gives You the Silent Treatment"), Craig Keener ("Gospel Truth: The Historical Reliability of the Gospels"), and Paul Copan ("Does the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?").

Author Biography

Paul Copan is a professor and the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University. William Lane Craig is research professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. His Ph.D. in Philosophy is from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.